dodman

noun4

1. •
   (dialect) A land-based snail.

   • Yt is as great pyte to se a woman wepe / As yt is to se a sely dodman crepe, / Or, as ye wold say, a sely goose go barefote. — 1538
2. •
   (dialect) Any shellfish which casts its shell, such as a lobster.
3. •
   (dialect) A snail's shell.

   • DODMAN. A snail. Norfolk. Also, a snail-shell. — 1846
4. •
   (dialect, rare) A surveyor.